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Post by Franklin1 on Jan 15, 2018 20:53:46 GMT 10
G'day All, I discovered these "camper planters" at my local Reject Shops over the weekend. Sheet metal spot welded together, with a wire chassis and wheels. Sort of like a cross between a caravan and a teardrop (doors both sides)... Two different colour schemes in my local stores. Don't know if other colours are available. At $15 each, they are rather pricey compared with other metal ornaments available in the store. So I got them both, and to hell with the kids' inheritance... Size is 25 x 10 x 16(H)cms. Photo shows the other colour scheme and comparison with a coffee mug for size... You can put a little planter pot in the 'bin' on the roof, or alternatively I found a citronella candle pot that fits neatly into that same bin. Good for keeping mozzies out of the annexe... Crafty people could chop the front wheel off and put a proper drawbar and jockey wheel there. A few little LED fairy lights inside the camper, and you've got a fancy little table lamp as well. The 'modification' possibilities are endless... cheers, Al.
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Post by Franklin1 on Jan 26, 2018 20:30:49 GMT 10
G'day All, I decided to have a go at 'modifying' one of my campers, to remove the front wheel and substitute a drawbar. I carefully cut the front wheel off with an angle grinder. Then I fashioned a drawbar and jockey wheel out of bits and pieces of brass stuff I had in the shed. Blobs of solder are keeping the bits together... I fitted the drawbar to the existing metal frame under the van, and bound it tight with copper wire. Some more blobs of solder to lock the wire in position... Now the camper sort of looks more like a caravan should... A coat of silver paint will finish it off. cheers, Al.
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Post by Don Ricardo on Jan 29, 2018 10:17:18 GMT 10
Oh, c'mon now Franklin1! Your modification of vintage vans is just going too far! A beautiful van like this with those 1927 Morris spoked wheels (I checked with Kaybee) would have had a single wooden drawbar, not one of those new fangled A-frames. You'll have to do better than that with your restoration! Don Ricardo (Nice work by the way. I love the jockey wheel with the threaded shaft.)
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